May 27 in A.A. History

In 1917, Nellie “Nell” Wing [right, c. 1946] was born in Kendall, New York, the daughter of William Frank and Daisy Shepard Wing.
    A non-alcoholic, she would serve as Bill W.’s secretary and administrative assistant at the Alcoholic Foundation/General Service Office in New York City from March 1947 until Bill’s death in 1971. In addition, she was A.A.’s first official Archivist from early 1972 until her retirement in December 1982.

In 1961, James “J.D.” Holmes, A.A. #8, died from “coronary insufficiency” at his home at 657 Elma Street [left, in Jun 2011] in Akron, Ohio, at the age of 66. He had gotten sober in Akron in September 1936.